Writing Centre

Tip Sheets

The Writing Centre offers these free handouts to help you with your work. For more help, please visit the Library and English Language Support.

Planning
Writing in University	Critical Reading for Better Writing
Drafting
Essay 1: Getting Started Essay 2: The Thesis Statement	Essay 3: Integrating Sources Essay 4: Putting it All Together
Writing a Literature Review
Revising
Editing Skills	Punctuation Conversation
The Most Common Errors	Articles (for non-native speakers of English)
Citation
Passive/Active voice	Sentence Fragments
Tenses (for non-native speakers of English)	Dangling modifiers
Confusing words	Developing Your Own Essay Subject
How to Avoid Plagiarism	How to Avoid Plagiarism
APA Formatting	Citing, Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Dealing with Writer's Block	MLA Formatting
Types of Writing
Basic Essay Writing	The Multi-paragraph Essay
Annotated Bibliography	Effective Group Writing
Writing a comparison or Contrast Essay	Writing a University Essay
Writing an Effective Cover Letter

For help on writing formatting such as APA and MLA, please visit the Online Writing Lab (OWL)

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Monday to Thursday 12:00 to 6:00pm

Location:

LIB 272B, 350 Victoria Street

416.979.5000 ext. 2892

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Getting Started on an Essay

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